Filmmaker Statement

Women aren’t allowed to have a mid-life crisis. We’re too busy packing lunches and restocking the toilet paper. So instead, we read fairy smut, drink too much Diet Coke, and silently resent the needy creatures we call family. This story gives voice to women who are tired of holding it all together through the lens of a woman who gave it all up, before she knew what she was giving away and takes the opportunity to step back and see what she got in return. - Liz Golden A toxic relationship could be with a friend, a partner, an organization, or with yourself. One of the most insidious lies we're told is that if we embody our most authentic self -- think what we really think, say what we want to say, be who we really want to be -- that bad things will happen. So we avoid the perceived conflict that accompanies authenticity at every turn and ask ourselves how we ended up in a life we hate. Sadie and Hanna are two characters dealing with toxic forces within and without and take action in